justly

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Paull’s neo-futuristic visions of a 2019 Los Angeles had recently earned him an Oscar nomination for “Blade Runner,” justly applauded as a dystopian masterpiece.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

As James Madison warned in Federalist No. 47, “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands . . . may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

His interest in capitalism, ultimately, was rooted in his interest in morality — and how a rapidly-industrializing society could do so justly.

From Salon • May 7, 2025

"We will review homicide offences and defences, and sentencing for murder, to ensure that the homicide regime operates fairly and justly."

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

Goat had some very fine children, of which she was justly proud.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith